Need A Challenge

Klew1986 · 06-30-2017, 06:15 PM

I have a fictional game going and I have won the last 3 championships. I need a way to keep my interest in the game. Or for that matter any game.

Any recommendations? I pretty much build from within my system, so I'm not making any unrealistic, crazy trades or signings.

I would be willing to go the MLB route, or create a different fictional game.

mattlew7062 · 06-30-2017, 06:20 PM

MLB Expansion. No Expansion Draft. Small or Tiny Market Team with Owner who doesn't like using money. In the NL West

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Winnipeg59 · 06-30-2017, 06:50 PM

Online?

andyhdz · 06-30-2017, 07:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Klew1986

I have a fictional game going and I have won the last 3 championships. I need a way to keep my interest in the game. Or for that matter any game.

Any recommendations? I pretty much build from within my system, so I'm not making any unrealistic, crazy trades or signings.

I would be willing to go the MLB route, or create a different fictional game.

Do you play with commissioner mode on? If you do turn it off. It's way to easy to go over budgets etc without repercussions. Choose a small market team and good luck winning. If you still win then keep adding more fog of war elements like having coaches on, reducing the accuracy of scouting etc. If you STILL consistently win after all this then try playing stats only.

jpeters1734 · 07-01-2017, 02:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Klew1986

I have a fictional game going and I have won the last 3 championships. I need a way to keep my interest in the game. Or for that matter any game.

Any recommendations? I pretty much build from within my system, so I'm not making any unrealistic, crazy trades or signings.

I would be willing to go the MLB route, or create a different fictional game.

easy, take over the worst team in your fictional. see if you can beat the team you put together

Orcin · 07-01-2017, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by jpeters1734

easy, take over the worst team in your fictional. see if you can beat the team you put together

This is good. Add a house rule that you cannot trade with your former team.

fuzzy_patters · 07-01-2017, 10:45 AM

What I do is act as God-king-commissioner of my league, and I have a yearly owner's meeting in my head to determine what two changes should happen in my league next based on what would benefit most of the clubs. For example, two teams might get bigger stadiums, or the league might expand by two teams. This has helped me to be more invested in what's going on beyond my team and be more engaged with the rest of the league.

endgame · 07-01-2017, 11:21 AM

Take a league structure you're used to using OR put a spin on a new creation, then implement all or part of Bobble's Random Event thingey:

http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post1073468

progen · 07-01-2017, 11:24 AM

Try stats only. No stars, no ratings. I sim 5-7 years, and then start with an expansion team. AI trading - hard/neutral. AI ratings I use 0-67-22-11, although sometimes I'll tweak that a bit.

Stats only is not for everyone, but I've found over the years, it's the only way it keeps my interest in this great game! I have scouting on, and generally low, although sometimes I forget to change it so it's on normal.

Giants44 · 07-01-2017, 08:22 PM

just win baby

Calvert98 · 07-01-2017, 11:00 PM

Some good recommendations; it might also help if we knew more about your game.

Klew, what are your settings? Such as Trade AI, information/Fog of War settings (are you using the stars for overall, potential) etc...

jpeters1734 · 07-01-2017, 11:09 PM

Maybe klew just wanted to brag how good he is lol

Padreman · 07-02-2017, 01:21 AM

Actually follow through with your league with people who summited their info to be part of Klewshire babeball

Klew1986 · 07-02-2017, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Padreman

Actually follow through with your league with people who summited their info to be part of Klewshire babeball

I thought I kept my Klewshire stuff (excel document, logos, etc), but it doesn't appear so.

NoOne · 07-02-2017, 02:10 PM

stats only is definitely more fog of war = tougher decisions...

but it's not difficult work... it's just more work to figure out the "ratings" and it comes with a bit less confidence in the preciseness of those educated guesses.

also, when the track record doesn't exist you actually have less feedback than in RL... it's 100% a guess. that's not harder to play, just more random, which will reduce results a bit. still the same questions and methods, essentially.

Afino · 07-02-2017, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Klew1986

I have a fictional game going and I have won the last 3 championships. I need a way to keep my interest in the game. Or for that matter any game.

Any recommendations? I pretty much build from within my system, so I'm not making any unrealistic, crazy trades or signings.

I would be willing to go the MLB route, or create a different fictional game.

Join an online league. Preferably the GUBA. You won't find that so easy.

We'll be on 18 next season with at least one opening. I encourage you to sign up for a challenge.

jpeters1734 · 07-02-2017, 03:28 PM

Since we're plugging our leagues, I'd recommend mine...see signature

06-30-2017, 06:15 PM	#1
Klew1986 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,722	Need A Challenge I have a fictional game going and I have won the last 3 championships. I need a way to keep my interest in the game. Or for that matter any game. Any recommendations? I pretty much build from within my system, so I'm not making any unrealistic, crazy trades or signings. I would be willing to go the MLB route, or create a different fictional game.

06-30-2017, 06:20 PM	#2
mattlew7062 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2017 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 62	MLB Expansion. No Expansion Draft. Small or Tiny Market Team with Owner who doesn't like using money. In the NL West Sent from my Pixel using Tapatalk __________________ GM of LABC in The Baseball Classic 1988 - Present

07-01-2017, 11:21 AM	#8
endgame Hall Of Famer Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 16,843	Take a league structure you're used to using OR put a spin on a new creation, then implement all or part of Bobble's Random Event thingey: http://www.ootpdevelopments.com/boar...ml#post1073468 __________________ "Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -- Samuel Beckett _____________________________________________ Last edited by endgame; 07-01-2017 at 09:46 PM.

07-01-2017, 08:22 PM	#10
Giants44 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: San Francisco Bay Area Posts: 2,408	just win baby __________________ "In a text sim - Immersion is everything" -Me "Judge a man not by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character" -Martin Luther King "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." -Einstein "The man who views the world at 50 the same as he did at 20 has wasted 30 years of his life." -Muhammad Ali "Baseball statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything." -Toby Harrah

07-01-2017, 11:09 PM	#12
jpeters1734 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Juust a bit outside... Posts: 5,623	Maybe klew just wanted to brag how good he is lol __________________ "Cannonball Coming!" Go Bucs!! Founder and League Caretaker of the Professional Baseball Circuit, www.probaseballcircuit.com An Un-Official Guide to Minor League Management in OOTP 21 Ratings Scale Conversion Cross-Reference Cheat Sheet

06-30-2017, 06:50 PM	#3
Winnipeg59 All Star Starter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Canada Posts: 1,773 Blog Entries: 14	Online?

07-01-2017, 10:45 AM	#7
fuzzy_patters All Star Starter Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,804	What I do is act as God-king-commissioner of my league, and I have a yearly owner's meeting in my head to determine what two changes should happen in my league next based on what would benefit most of the clubs. For example, two teams might get bigger stadiums, or the league might expand by two teams. This has helped me to be more invested in what's going on beyond my team and be more engaged with the rest of the league.

07-01-2017, 11:24 AM	#9
progen All Star Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,526 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Try stats only. No stars, no ratings. I sim 5-7 years, and then start with an expansion team. AI trading - hard/neutral. AI ratings I use 0-67-22-11, although sometimes I'll tweak that a bit. Stats only is not for everyone, but I've found over the years, it's the only way it keeps my interest in this great game! I have scouting on, and generally low, although sometimes I forget to change it so it's on normal.

07-01-2017, 11:00 PM	#11
Calvert98 All Star Reserve Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 579	Some good recommendations; it might also help if we knew more about your game. Klew, what are your settings? Such as Trade AI, information/Fog of War settings (are you using the stars for overall, potential) etc...

07-02-2017, 01:21 AM	#13
Padreman Hall Of Famer Join Date: May 2013 Location: Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico (formally San Diego, CA.) Posts: 4,140 Blog Entries: 1	Actually follow through with your league with people who summited their info to be part of Klewshire babeball __________________ Chargers= Despicable Traitors

07-02-2017, 02:10 PM	#15
NoOne Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 7,167	stats only is definitely more fog of war = tougher decisions... but it's not difficult work... it's just more work to figure out the "ratings" and it comes with a bit less confidence in the preciseness of those educated guesses. also, when the track record doesn't exist you actually have less feedback than in RL... it's 100% a guess. that's not harder to play, just more random, which will reduce results a bit. still the same questions and methods, essentially. Last edited by NoOne; 07-02-2017 at 02:12 PM.

07-02-2017, 03:28 PM	#17
jpeters1734 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Juust a bit outside... Posts: 5,623	Since we're plugging our leagues, I'd recommend mine...see signature __________________ "Cannonball Coming!" Go Bucs!! Founder and League Caretaker of the Professional Baseball Circuit, www.probaseballcircuit.com An Un-Official Guide to Minor League Management in OOTP 21 Ratings Scale Conversion Cross-Reference Cheat Sheet